dictum

  1. Noun.  An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; a maxim, an apothegm.
  2. Noun.  A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not involved in it.
  3. Noun.  The report of a judgment made by one of the judges who has given it.
  4. Noun.  An arbitrament or award.

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